Commissioning Engineer

The role of HV Electrical Commissioning engineer is to be responsible for making sure that all of the equipment and facilities needed at a client’s site are installed correctly and safely, and that everything works as expected according the design and specifications provided.

Typical tasks include:

• testing equipment on site.
• making improvements to, and offering advice about, operational procedures.
• creating and implementing test procedures.
• investigating problems and diagnosing and repairing faults.
• liaising with clients and installation/project engineers.
• supervising engineering and technical staff.
• gathering and analysing performance and safety data.
• writing reports and documentation.
• providing technical support.
• ensuring safe working conditions.
• training maintenance and operative staff.
• Understanding and working on complex High Voltage systems in a Live Open Busbar environment.

• Scheduling and coordinating commissioning visits with a variety of clients
• Reviewing the technical documentation of existing client systems and machinery to understand their functions and purpose
• Creating and proposing test procedures that ensure the proper working of equipment and machinery
• Providing documentation to inform the suggested test procedures
• Supervising and carrying out appropriate testing and commissioning of a client’s systems and equipment
• Compiling data from these tests and producing evidence to prove that equipment passes mandatory assessments and meets regulation requirements
• Troubleshooting any existing problems or limitations of the existing equipment, machinery and systems that a client has
• Repairing faults
• Working with other engineers or site staff to carry out tests and repairs
• Ensuring safe working conditions for everyone involved in the testing and assessment of site machinery and equipment
• Providing training for system testing and evaluation where appropriate
• Travelling to different client sites for specified periods of time to oversee commissioning projects
• Participate in lessons learnt meetings following project completion.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field or relevant knowledge and experience in a similar role

Experience

• Extensive experience of Commissioning of HV Systems
• Indirectly leading and influencing people/teams from other functions
• Working to tight deadlines

Skills

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Mathematical skills and the ability to apply them to solve problems.
• Leadership and managerial skills.
• Commercial awareness.
• The ability to work well under pressure and deal with unexpected change.
• Teamworking skills.
• Technical expertise (for example in test, design, development and operations).
• Good IT and analytical skills.
• Use of Omicron equipment in a live test environment.

KUS Power Engineering, part of the BRUSH Group, is a design and build, high voltage, electrical contractor committed to outstanding customer service and the safe delivery of turnkey substation projects from 11kV to 275kV.

With a proven track record of quality outcomes, KUS Power Engineering deliver contracting services to some of the largest organisations in the industry, seamlessly managing the design and delivery of a package of works while ensuring their timely commercial closeout.